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A Busy Year A Color of His Own A Flea Story Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse An Extraordinary Egg Cornelius Cornelius: A Fable Fish Is Fish Five Lionni Classics Frederick Inch by Inch It's Mine Let's Make Rabbits Little Blue and Little Yellow Matthew's Dream Mr. McMouse Nicolas, Where Have You Been? Pezzettino Swimmy Leo Lionni is a sculptor, painter, and an artist Interesting Facts Leo is the only child Leo’s uncle Piet, an architect and an artist, gave Leo his first lessons in drawing. He had special permission to draw in the hall of Rijksmuseum which contains plaster casts of famous statues. When Leo was 12 years old, SUBHEAD Leo’s books Leo
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A Busy YearA Color of His OwnA Flea StoryAlexander and the Wind-Up MouseAn Extraordinary EggCorneliusCornelius: A FableFish Is FishFive Lionni ClassicsFrederickInch by InchIt's MineLet's Make RabbitsLittle Blue and Little YellowMatthew's DreamMr. McMouseNicolas, Where Have You Been?PezzettinoSwimmyThe Alphabet TreeThe Biggest House in the World!Tico and the Golden WingsTillie and the Wall
Leo Lionni is a sculptor, painter,
and an artist
Interesting FactsLeo is the only child
Leo’s uncle Piet, an architect and an artist, gave Leo his first lessons in drawing.
He had special permission to draw in the hall of Rijksmuseum which contains plaster casts of famous statues.
When Leo was 12 years old, his parents left him with his step grandfather and grandmother in Belgium while they came to America.
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Leo’s books
Leo Lionni
Leonard was his full name.
His mother was a concert soprano.
In 1939 Lionni immigrated to the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1945.
His innovative use of collage, white space, and clean, modern design was a major influence on Eric Carle, Ezra Jack Keats, and other children’s book artists
Lionni also worked as a sculptor and painter; he exhibited his paintings and sculpture at numerous solo and group shows throughout the U.S. and Europe.
His last picture book was An Extraordinary Egg.
In 1955, he won National Society of Art Directors Award.
In 1956, he received Architectural League Gold Medal.
Additional information about
Leo
Leo, the Artist
Leo’s meaningful quotes “When I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer was always, without hesitation, "An artist."
“I began to hate myself for being an advertising man...I didn’t want another job, I wanted my own studio in New York.”
“I reached the conviction that all human acts have social and political consequences....You must feel responsible for every line you draw, for every decision you make.”
“I put my briefcase on my knees to make a table and in a deep voice said, "This is Little Blue, and this is Little Yellow," as I placed the round pieces of colored paper onto the leather stage.”
Smith, Amanda. "The lively art of Leo Lionni." Publishers Weekly 5 Apr. 1991: 118+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Sep. 2012.
Malinowski, Sharon. "Leo(nard) Lionni." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2000. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Sep. 2012.
"Leo Lionni." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 June 2012. Web. 16 Sept. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Lionni.
"Leo Lionni 1910-1999." Publishers Weekly 25 Oct. 1999: 29. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Sep. 2012.
"About Leo Lionni | 100 Years of Leo Lionni." About Leo Lionni | 100 Years of Leo Lionni. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2012. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/aboutlionni.php.
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